Observed arrival · 2026-10-14
Puffin Plate: a swatch book for natural dyeing
Puffin Plate combines practical natural-dyeing guides with a calculator that scales dye and optional mordant amounts to dry fibre weight.
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- Natural dyers recording fibre experiments
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- The page says the calculator does not select chemicals or safe concentrations; users must supply values from a suitable tested recipe.
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The guidance treats a swatch as an experiment to document: note fibre content, plant part and condition, water, temperature, and duration. It suggests comparing a protected section with one exposed to controlled light, and testing washing separately. The calculator requires recipe percentages from the user and explicitly does not determine a safe concentration or select a chemical.
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